hawl

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

hawl (plural hawls)

  1. shrine

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Of unknown origin. Cognate with Breton heul (to follow, go after).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Is this related to Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (to follow)? The phonetics seem to partially match, and the semantics seem reasonable, particularly with the Breton cognate.”

Noun[edit]

hawl m (plural hawliau, not mutable)

  1. right (legal or moral entitlement)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See below.

Verb[edit]

hawl (not mutable)

  1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of holi

References[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hawl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies